In 1956 Britain staggers through crises in Suez and Cyprus while Leslie Potter pursues and marries Monica Dobbs. Twenty years later the nation has still not recovered. Neither has Leslie.
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Cast
19 people
Stephen Moore
Leslie Potter
Known for
Clockwise
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
Barbara Flynn
Monica Potter
Known for
Cracker
Elizabeth I
Josephine Welcome
Fay
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Andrew Downie
Hamish
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Mikel Lambert
Elaine
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Terence Taplin
Group leader
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James Hazeldine
Dennis Horncastle
Known for
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Emma
Arwen Holm
Dora Horncastle
Known for
The Final Conflict
Gerard Ryder
Forcett
Also in
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Denis Holmes
Mr. Potter
Known for
Moonlighting
Cherry Morris
Mrs. Potter
Also in
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Christopher Coll
Interviewer
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The Persuaders!
Robert Knights Director · Malcolm Bradbury Writer John Bland Editor
First release January 4, 1977
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 4, 1977
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No release date listed for United States.
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